JP - Tokyo City Keiba - Race 3

SCHATZCHEN (8) appeals most among the debutants, with Satoshi Fukunaga's first-starter record the clearest positive in the race and Wada Joji a strong booking. Her family includes Links Zero, an eight-time winner with city wins, and several siblings who showed enough on debut to suggest she can be ready to run well. TAPAC YAURI (1) has the inside draw and comes from the Terunobu Fujita yard, which has a solid debut strike rate and strong track standing, so he profiles as the main danger. WIDE VALIENTE (2) gives Fukunaga another live runner, helped by barrier two, a strong trainer-sire record for placings and a winning half-sibling in T K Ulu. ROANNE (3) has Takayuki Yano aboard and enough family substance to hold a genuine placing chance, particularly with Prime Record having won for the same stable.